Michael Douglas net worth

Net Worth: $200 million

About Michael Douglas

One of the most influential people in the film industry Michael Douglas net worth has been announced to have an estimate of 200 million dollars, which also makes him one of the richest people in the business. A huge part of his net worth comes from acting, directing and producing films. Michael Douglas is involved in both cinema and television productions which both increase Michael Douglas net worth a lot. The star was born in New Jersey to his parents who were involved into acting, as well. His father is a well known actor named Kirk Douglas and his mother is also an actress who is named Diana Dill. After his parents got divorced, he lived with his mother and his stepfather and could see his biological dad during school vacations.

Talking about his major accomplishments and recognitions, Michael Douglas has received three Golden Globe awards and two Academy Awards. These awards were given to him because of his involvement into making films “Best Picture” released in 1975 and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”. Also, one of the awards he got for acting in the movie called “The Wall Street” in 1987. The film gained a lot of success all across the world and the gross it received increased Michael Douglas net worth by a mile. In 2009, the star got one of the most important awards for him, which was the AFI Life Achievement Award.

His first debut as an actor was in the TV series called “The Streets of San Francisco” which were broadcasted from 1972 till 1976. In the TV series, he appeared together with his fellow friend Karl Malden. Michael Douglas became so close to the elder Malden that all the people called their relationship as father/son relationship.

However, Michael Douglas was depressed for quite a lot of time after Malden died in the summer of 2009. Also, it is said that the most fame and popularity on an international scale he got when he introduced “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” to the screens. Moreover, Michael Douglas added more popularity and success to himself after appearing in a lot of hit films such as “Romancing the Stone”, “The Jewel of the Nile”, “The War of the Roses”, “Wonder Boys”, “Basic Instinct” and “Traffic”. Talking about his personal life, Michael Douglas married Catherine Zeta-Jones who is also known as a very talented and successful actress in Hollywood. Thus, with a huge success in film industry Michael Douglas net worth is expected to get even higher.